I think I now understand one of my problems: The brush kit doesn't always make the sounds that are described by the GM key map.
(a.k.a. When is a clap not a clap?)

I found a post from a few years ago that includes the following....

Originally Posted By: Jan R

I figured out that the Brush Kit is usually the same as the Standard Drum Kit with the following three exceptions:

Note #38 is a Brush Tap instead of a Snare Drum.
Note #39 is a Brush Slap instead of a Hand Clap.
Note #40 is a Brush Swirl instead of a Snare Drum.


That would explain why the sounds I'm hearing inside Band-in-a-Box don't match other GM drum libraries or my expectations when I read "39 Eb1 Hand Clap". Apparently, there's a "remap brushes" check-box among the preferences; I'll have to try that out.

I'm sure someone had a reason for changing the definition of standard sounds instead of using note numbers outside the core range, but it wasn't anyone I'd call a friend. smile

Last edited by pmills; 11/10/22 04:49 AM.